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tendance in general court-martisI and re-
tiring boards.
THE PAY DxrARrNKsr.

THE PAY DErARTHEsT.
In reference to the pay department OF
the army, the report says: There is FIRE.
quent clashing of authority between the
War and Treasury Departments in regard
to payments directed by the former. To
the great embarrassment of the Disturbing
officer, accounts are disailowed. The dis
allowance of payments made by and under
such authority works great hardships to
the disbursing officer. as on the one hand
he is confronted with charge of disobe-
dience OF orders, and on the other with
assuming liability, for which either he
or his sureties will be held peoullfarIly re-
sponsible, In order to prevent this,
recommend that the powers of the respect
iveldepartmeRts be clearly defined by a
legislative act"
A brief reference is made TO the recon-
mendations OF the Engineer Bureau rela-
tive to the reconstruction of sea-coast and
lake defenses, and it is said that there ap-
pears to be no reason for further delay in
beginning the important work of f0rtify-
ing the great harbors. Little is said on the
subject OF river and harbor improvements
beyond the statement that the report of the
Chief of Engineers sets forth the condition
of each improvement and the amount of
work performed during the last fiscal year.
Owing to the failure of the last river aud
dppIOpTldIlOn DlAl, bG6I5 mas De6Q
no money available for the ascertainment
Of the depth of water and width of chan.
mel at South Pass of the Mississippi river
and an appropriation for the necessary sur
veys is urgently recommended.
Copious quotations are made from the
report of the Chief of Ordnance, relative
to the success Of domestic manufactures in
producing high grade steel, and the advig.
ability of increased appropriations for the
supply of ordnance; the experiments with
the dynamite torpedo gun, and those now
in progress with shells charged with high
explosives, fired by means of gunpowder.
In concluding bis report, the Secretary
says: "TAe result of the examinations
for promotion under the Civil Service
regulations, which were applied to the
War Department in May, were sstistsc-
tory. The total number of CLERKS exam
med was l, 014 of whom 963, or 80 per
cent, passed, and OF this number 353,
or 35 per cent. obtained an average above
80 per cent; 81, or per cent, failed 20
pass, their average being less than 70 per
cent. ] renew the recommendations con-
tanned in my previous reports and in those
o. my predecessors for the appointment of
an Assistant Secretary of War, aud of an
Assistant Acknowledgement, to advise and
assist in the legal and technical questions
which daily occur. / must also refer to
former recommendation for the organiza-
tion of the force of this Office, the est.
mates for which, it is hoped, will receive
the favorable consideration OF Congress"
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Those who are trying to bresE up the
bsneful habit of intemperance viii expe.
rience great bs nsfit from the use Of Prick
ly Ash Bitterz. Lisuor dersnge, The sys-
TEN. Priekly Ash BitteTs will remedy the
evil result ana restore the brain, stomach
and liver to healthy action, thereby
strengthening fire will power, thoroughly
cleansing and topiDg Up the system and re-
move every faint of 6isease. It is 2orely
a medicine, and while pleasant 20 the
taste, it cannot be used as beVersye by
reason OF its cathartic propeCtieS-
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Catarrh to ConSumptiC m

Cstarrh in its destructive force stands ne: It TO
and undoubtedly leads on to consumption. 1t is
therefore singular that those afflicted with this
fearful disease shOEld not make IL the Obje( t OF
their lives 20 rid themselves o. it. Deeep tive
remedies concOcted by ignorant presender to
medical knowledge have weakened the &C MI
dence of ths great majority of sufferers in all
advertised remedies. They becSule resigned to
3 life of misery rather than torture themseE YES
with doubtful pslliatlves.
But this will never do. CatarrA mast be ct
az every stage ard combated with ali our migl It.
In many cases ne disease has assumed dang r.
Gus symptoms. the bones and cartilage OF the
nose the organs or nesZing. o. seeing and or
tasting so Affected to be useless, the uvula so
elongated, the throat so iAtiamed and iTritated
as to produce a constant and distressing cough.
Sanford's Radical cure meets every phase of
Catarrh. from a simple head cold to the most
1OatbSome and destructive stages. tits local and
constitutional Instant in relieving, perma-
nent in caring safe, economical and never
failing.
Each package contains one bottle OF the Radi-
cal Cure. one box Catarrhal Solvent, and an In
proved Inhaler, with treatise; price 81.
POTTRR DRUG & CHEMICAL Co., Boston.
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BIo1gsbinere Raided

Chattanooga, Tenn December 6i-Wor0
has Just reached the city of another raid
which has been made on Sand Mountain,
near Gadsden. Ala, by United States Mar.
shall W. J. Wiliafozd and Ais two sons,
Deputy Msrsbals. An illicit distillery was
captured and George Kirk, an escaped con-
wet from the Georgia penitcn tiary, who
ha beensent up foz niuety-nine years,
was killed. Kirk had been notorious
moonsEEner and defed the officers for
months.
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irish News TFetes.

DUk-LIN, December Lord Mayor Sui a.
van, " no was convicted OF publishing IL
his pap er, TIA Walton, sccounts OF proclaim
ed bran ches o. the National Ieag ie. aai
sentence q to two months fmI ris . I'M 1T,
has been removed to the TUllamore iii in
order to ,reveat his holding daily leTess,
as he was doing IN the Jail here.
arrest Mr.. Gilko0ly, member OF Parlis.
ment for &C rk, who has taken refuge with
Mr.. Pyne IN Lisfnny Castle, which is p-e-
pared to def Y the police. Mr.. Giihooly, it
is believed. il itenda to escape frcn the Cos.
tie tonight
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Hxno,hscated the stock.

CINCINNATI, December Elm a hearing
before Judge Peck to-day of the salt of the
Executor of Beulah Coates, 1t was brought
out that Ben Il Hopkins, the late assistant
cashier Of the Fidelity Bank, had hypothe-
Gated two hundred and twenty-five shares
of insurance stock belonging to Coates. the
value being SO, goo. 1t was also stated by
the executor of Coates that Hopkins had
admitted his indebtedness 10 TIA estate to
the amount Of 100000.
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Cntarrh Gra,E

a clergyman, after years of saffes ing from
that ioathsoEe disease, GetarTh, 81 vsjnly
trying ever known remedy, s5 last found
prescription which completely ca red and
saved him from death. ANY suffer er from
this dreadful disease sendize self-sd-
dressed stamped envelope to Prot j. A.
Lawrer ee, PIP East Ninth street New
York, will receive the recipe zee of
charge.
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Notice of Petition for Vacation of Part
Of Plat.

Notice IL hereby given thst the undersigned.
owner in fee simple of blocks NUN bered two %.
three O., six (6), eleven Ql), twelve (2l, thir-
teen CSl, fourteen (l4), fifteen (l5), eighteen
tls), nineteen fl9I. twenty (20l, twentyOne (2ll,
twenty-five f22l. and parts Of blocks seven "a
and ten (l0) in star addition, q plat OF which
addition Is in Plat Book at page 29l, in the
Recorders Office OF Marion County. State OF In
diana has dled his petition with the Auditor
of said Marion County, state OF Indiana, petit
tiOniTg the Board OF County Commissioners of
said Marion County, State OF Indiana. TO vacate
that De rticular tart of said plat of said star Ad
diti0D, described as follows to-wit.
All Of blocks numbered two (2l three ~. six
6), seven ca, ten (l0, twelve O2l, thirteen lSl,
fourteen 40. fifteen u.s., eighteen QSl, nine
twenty-five ,22) in Star Addition to IrviugtOn.
and sl the lots in said blocks and each OF them,
well as all the alleys IN said blocks aud each
of them. Also ell of King Bri 7ge street and
Temperance street from Long street north TO
north line Of said addition.
All Of that portion of the following named
streets lying east of K ing Bridge street TO wit:
Black street, Middle street. Huron street,
Keightly street, Dsggy street. all OF Long street
snd Ayres street. from Temperance street east
to the east line of said plat; all of Hawkins
street and Sugar street.
And that hearing therein by said Board OF
County Comm sssioners win be asked at the
opening of their next regular session. oeginni8g
on tn first Monday in March, or as soon there
after as the same can be heard.
ALBERT W. JOHNSON.
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Cnnsrntniatine france.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 6.-The Jonrn-
al De st. Petersburg coDgratulates France
upon the election OF M. Sadi-Carnot as
President, but condemns the mob orators
for using RussIa's name for political purpos-
es. The Journal says that Russia's inter
est was cordial, but was limited to the sin-
cere wish TO see France emerge happily
from the crisls.
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HoUsE O REPRESENTATIVES,.

WAsHrxeToE, December 5.-Long before
the hour of noon the galleries OF the House
were crowded to their utmost capacity
with spectators, drawn together to witness
the opening scene of new Congress. Inc
ladies were in the majority ana their gay
roetnunes lent an air Of animation to the
Chamber. on the floor members congre-
gated and exchanged greetings and con-
EXAMINATIONS. There were few floral deco
Tatlons on the desks Of members. At noon
fhe Clerk of the House called the body TO
order and was ABOUT 70 call the roll when
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Notice o. Appointment.

Notice Is hereby gwen, That the underSguet
mas 6uiy qualified as &C ministratOr OF the es-
tate of jamin kaufman. late of Marion
County. Indiana deceased SAID estate Is sup
posed to De solvent JOHN =. MORAY,
ADM nistrRtOT.
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FITS.-An fits stopped free by Dr. Hlireis
Great Nerve RestOrer No Ffss-afteJ first days
use. Marvellous cure. Treatise SHd & trial
Bottle free to Fit eases. Send 70 Dr.. Kim e, 81
Arch street, Philadelphis, Pa.
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Notice Of appointment.

Notice is hereby given. That She undersigned
has duly qualified as executrix OF The estate OF
Louis Sehulmeyasy late Of Marion County. Iu-
diana. deceased. SAID estate IS surprised % be
solvent. MARY SCHUAM ~ ER.
ExecutTtx-
srIIlvAN d JeNES. Attorneys
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Manhood Restored.

A victim youthful impr1denee causing Pre-
Decay Nervous Debility Lost Manhood &C. having tria
means of sef-cure which he send trce g
snflarers Address, CJ MASON PO Box sl4s Ne" orr
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Save the pieces, 1Oo ROYAL g11eso ,um.
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Nctias of Appointnent.

Notice is hereby gwen. That the md CT sSgned
hrs dnly qualified ss acminiSuatriX " tie es-
tSts-of George B. LUOmis, late OF Aaric1 COun-
~ Indiana, deceased. said estate is opposed
10 be solvent. SAILS IOOHlS.
Administrators.
A, SEIDENsTICKER, Attorney.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-26

Simplicity and dignity go well to-
gether. 1t is said that a minute obser
vance of complimentary forms and eX
pressions was very conspicuous among
the Fiji Islanders, before they were
Christianized. These forms now have
their maximum probably among the
Chinese; unless these may be exceed
ed in some other parts of Asia, or in
Africa. But the progress of civiliza,
tion towards simplicity may be seen
in the late exchange of greetings be-
tween the Representatives of two of the
miehtiest of earthly powers, Great
Britain and the United States of Amer
lea. The President addresses the
Queen as "Great and Good Friend :"
and signs himself simply "Grover
Cleveland" The Queen begins her
letter, "Good Friend" and appends
her name, Victoria, R. T." Gradual
Iv the world is coming to appreciate
the wisdom of Doctor Benjamin
Franl<lin's maxim, "Avoid all super
fuities."
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The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.

ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Probate Capitalization for Letters of Ad-
minstration.
BY j. FULLER LYON, ESQ.,, JUDGE PROBATE
COURT:
WHEREAS, NJ. G. Zeigler, as G. G. P. has
w made suit 10 me, to grant him Letters
of Administration OF the Estate and effects OF
Margaret a. Robertson late of Abbeville
county, deceased:
all and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said Margaret A. Robertson deceased, that
they be and appear before me, In the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Abbeyille G; H., on
Monday October 3lst, 1887 after publication
hereof at ii o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause if any they have, why the said Admin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal Of the
Court, this 10th day Of September In the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven and In the
18th year of American Independence.
Published on the 21st day of September 1887
in the Press and Banner and on the Court
House door for the time required by law.
]. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate Court.
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And the Cock Crew.

Why should cocks figure on the tops
of steeples? Christians connect the
custom with the reproach the cock
once conveyed to st. Peter. But the
cock used to be placed on the tops OF
sacred trees long before it was transfer
red to church steeples, and in North
Germany it still stands upon the May
poles. 1t was partly watchman and
partly weather prophet, and by its
Growing it could dispense evil spirits
and all approaching calamities. Its
life was sacred in India and Persia,
and Cicero speaks of the ancients re-
garding the killing of a cock as q
crime equal in blackness to the sufto-
cation of father. Our weather cocks
are doubtless the survival of these old
ideas.
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"'Twas My MOther's."

A company of poor children, who
had been gathered out of the alleys
and garrets of the city, were preparing
for their departure to new and distant
homes in the West. Just before the
time for the starting of the cars, one Of
the boys was noticed aside from the
others, and apparently very busy with
a cast-of garment. The superinten-
dent stepped up to him and found he
was cutting small piece out of the
patched lining. 1t proved to be his
old jacket, which, having been replac-
ed by a new one, had been thrown
away. There was no time to be lost.
"Come, John, !" said the su-
perintendent; "what are you going to
do with that old piece of calico? ?"
"Please, sir" said John, II am cut
ting it out to take with me. My dear
dead mother put the lining into this
old Jacket for me. This was piece OF
her dress, and it is all I shall have to
remember her by"
And as the poor boy thought of that
dear mothers love, and of the sad,
death-bed scene in the old garret
where she died, he covered his face
with his hands, and sobbed as If his
heart would break. But the train was
about leaving, and John thrust the lit
tie piece of calico into his bosom, ITO
remember his mother BY" hurried In
to car, and was soon far away from
the place where he had seen so much
sorrow.
Many an eye has moistened as the
story of this orphan boy has been told;
and many a heart has prayed that the
God of the fatherless and motherless
would be his friend. He loved his
mother, and we cannot but believe
that he obeyed her and was a faithful
child. Will our little readers, whose
parents are yet spared to them, always
try to show their love by cheerful obe-
dience, knowing that this is pleasing
to the Lord? Will the boys, especial
ly, always be affectionate and kind to
their mothers? Will you keep in
mind that if you should some day have
to look upon the face of dear dead
mother" no thought would be so Bit
ter as to remember that you had given
her pain by your willfulness or disobe-
dience?
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Christian Conversation.

It is startling to think what Chris
tian conversation might be, OF what II
ought to be, and then of what it is
Why should such power for good 6t
wasted, or far worse than wasted
Why should our Christian develop
ment be retarded by the misuse of the
marvellous gift of speech? ? 1t were fal
better that one were born dumb than
that, having tongue, one should use
it to scatter evil and sorrow, or to SOW
the seeds of bitterness and pain. Oul
Lord said we must give account OF
every idle word and if for the idle
words. how much more for the words
that stain and injure, or fall as de-
structive blight into other hearts and
lives
When we give ourselves to Christ,
we ought to give him our tongues
when we are regenerated, our tongues
ought to be regenerated. 1t was not
without significance that, when the
Holy Ghost came down on the day or
Pentecost, the manifestation was in
tongues like as of fire." One OF the
first results, too, of this heavenly bap-
tism was that the disciples spake with
other tongues. 1t is not mere fanci-
full Interpretation that sees in all this
all intimation that true CONVERSATION
transforms the speech, and that
Christian should speak with neW-a
Christian tongue.
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For Teachers.

The following is good advice to Sun
day-school teachers "You haven't
time to do a quarter of the things
crowded upon you? Certainly not.
1t is wisdom then to omit the things
which are least worth doing. Cut off
the three quarters. Omit some parts
of the daily newspapers, that you may
find time for the Bible. Go to fewer
parties, if necessary, in order to re-
serve one evening for the prayer-meet-
ing. Stop working at an earlier hour
on Saturday night, that you may not
be too much fatigued to receive profit
from public worship on the Sabbath.
Wherefore do we spend your money
for that which is not bread, and your
labor for that which satisfieth not q
God gives us time enough for the one
thing needful. Secure that first and
keep it always foremost"
The personal influence of the teach
er is we'll set forth by an incident
which is told of a prisoner missionary
who was endeavoring to establish a
Sunday-school in a thinly populated
district. Seeing strange boy, he
showed him some beautiful cards, and
told him of his plans. Saying, 1--WE
are going to have nice school," he
asked him if he would not come.
"Now said the boy.
Not easily discouraged, the mission
ary put his arm tenderly around the
boy, and drew from his pocket a pic
ture paper. "You will come and get
some of these papers, won't you ?'
mop was the only answer.
"Being sweet singer, the man sang
several verses of II have Father in
the Promised Land" then said conf
IDENTIFY, "There! we are going to have
such singing as that; won't you
Gomez?
mop came resolutely from the
boy.
The missionary was now thoroughly
discouraged, and started off.
"Say," called the boy, "are you 60
ing to be there?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll come" ,
The boy's heart had been touched
by the interest manifested in him, and
the mans personal influence did what
cards, papers and songs had failed TO
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Sherif's Sale.

H. NJ. Spikes against Jno. r. Tolbert-Exe-
cuton.
DY virtue of an execution to me directed, In
ID the above stated case, will sell to the
highest bidder, at public auction, at Abbeville
Court House, on Monday the seventh day ol
Novem Der, 1887, all the right, title and inter.
est Of Jno. r. Tolbert in the following describ-
ed property, to wit: All those tracts and par
cells of land, situate, lying and being In the
County of Abbeville, State OF South Carolina,
10 wit: Tract No. l, tanning
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE
1851 ACRES,
more or less, bounded by lands of ]. A. Part.
low, P. B. Brooks, the Laurens lands and 9th.
ers. Tract No. 2, containing
FOUR HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, bounded by P. B. Brooks, Leroy
Lee, A. McNeill and others.
Tract No. 8, containing
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE
ACRES,
more or less, bounded by T. A. Watson, D: j:
Tolbert, Mrs. Whitlock and others. Levied
on and to be sold as the property of Jno R.
Tolbert, to satisfy the aforesaid execution and
costs.
J.F. c. DUPRE,
Oct 10, 1887
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Teaching Temperance.

I wonder if any other mother has
two boys " no are such walking inter-
rogation points as mine are. They
come home from school bubbling over
with information, which they proceed
to impart to me in the Socratic fash
ion.
"Mamma, who killed the Gorgon ?n
said Arthur who is reading Charles
Kingley's "Greek Heroes"-one day
last week, when was busy making a
cottage pudding for dinner. I tried to
remember whether it was Perseus or
Theseus, and, on the Irishman's prin-
ciple that if it was not one it was the
other, managed to answer it right.
The next question proved not so
easy. Mamma, where are the East
ern Highlands ?"
"Oh, part of Boston, I suppose, II
answered. absently, trying to remem-
ber whether I had put any salt into
the pudding sauce.
mot rightr said my young men
tor; "the Eastern Highlands extend
from the Appalachian system to the
Great Atlantic Plain"
"Well," I said, "you can see the
great Atlantic plain tn Boston that
is, if you stand on high enough ground
and use your eyes,"
"Oh, you mean the Great Atlantic
Ocean that isn't it at ALL" said my
disgusted young teacher.
The new Temperance textbooks
have just been introduced into our
schools, 80, now, my teaching is all on
the line of the physical effects of alco-
hol of the human system.
Mamma. what does alcohol do to
the muscles ?" said Eddie, the young
er and more fervid apostle of Temper
ance, the other day.
II suppose it weakens them," I said
doubtfully,
"No, it don't; it changes the mus
cles into fat" said Master Eddie, and
both boys looked suspiciously at my
plump self.
ooh, WE'LL" I answered, quickly, in
self defense, lit doesn't make good,
solid fat, but soft and flabby."
Both boys gave my arm reassuring
pinch, and confidence was restored to
their young bosoms.
"What does alcohol do to the hu-
man stomach ?" was the next ques-
ton.
ut causes dyspepsia" said I, taking
refuge ing long word.
"Worse than that" said both boys
jim chorus; "it takes the coat all off a
mans stomach"
81 have known it to take the coat
off his back, too," 1 answered jocose-
ly; but they were in no joking mood.
"That is nothing, mamma; man
might stop drinking, and earn money
and buy a new coat for his back, but
he could never get his coat for his
stomach back again."
Another time, when we had boiled
eggs for breakfast, the boys took occa-
sion to explain how the brain becomes
cooked in alcohol until it is almost like
the hard boiled egg, till. at last, said
"Well, boys, how do you suppose a
man feels with his muscles turned to
fat, the coat of his stomach all gone,
and his head full of hard-boiled eggs
instead of brains ?"
II think he didn't know what it was
going to do to him, or he wouldn't
have used it," said Eddie. "You
won't get any of the school boys to use
it, not if they was a-dying," he pro-
tested, forgetting his grammar in his
earnestness.
After the boys had gone to school I
kept thinking of Eddie's words, and
thanking God for scientific Temper
ance teaching in the schools.